05.06.2024 Around the Island PTSA hosts Spring Fling: Middle graders enjoy May bash The Shelter Island School 6th, 7th, and 8th graders celebrated at the 2nd annual Spring Fling, hosted by the PTSA on Saturday, May 4, at the Community Center. The...
05.06.2024 Announcements Save the Date: Shelter Island Gift of Life Celebration A Celebration of Life Community Cocktail Party will be hosted by the Island Gift of Life Foundation, Inc. from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Saturday, May 18 at...
05.06.2024 Around the Island Charity’s Column: Untrainable humans and their dogs When South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wrote about shooting her 14-month-old dog because it misbehaved, my first thought was by those standards, we’d have to shoot every dog we’ve...
05.05.2024 Around the Island Making leftovers taste new … and saving the Earth: A Shelter Island Friday Night Dialogue Did you know that leftovers in your fridge are the single largest source of edible food in the food waste stream? Every person on Long Island throws away an...
05.04.2024 Around the Island New winners in Shelter Island’s Battle of the Brains: Pizza and playful competition Shelter Island Slice on North Ferry Road has continued its popular Battle of the Brains by hosting a second full house on Wednesday, May 1. The winning quartet, only...
05.04.2024 Around the Island What is that? May 4, 2024 If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859. Roger McKeon was our only respondent to last week’s quiz (see below), and he was...
05.03.2024 Around the Island Update from the Shelter Island Library — Changes coming for the better BY JODY GEIST and KARYN GREENWALD | LIBRARY TRUSTEES Spring is here and with it come the final preparations for the Shelter Island Public Library expansion project. We are excited to...
05.02.2024 Announcements Shelter Island Reporter Calendar of Events: May 2, 2024 EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church. Adult...
04.30.2024 Around the Island Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Built to last If you’ve passed by my house on the corner of Midway and West Neck in the last few weeks, you may have noticed something being built. There’s been some...
04.29.2024 Around the Island Shelter Island By the Numbers: April 29, 2024 3.59 Percent more in state aid will reach the Shelter Island School District for the 2024-25 school year compared with state aid received for the current school year 1-2...
04.27.2024 Around the Island What is that? April 27, 2024 If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859. Last week’s photo (see below right) recalled one of the Island’s greatest athletes and a...
04.26.2024 Around the Island Gimme Shelter: Do you know what time it is? I’m one of those people who is never on time. No, not late. I’m always early. Reaching my destination, I have to walk around blocks, drive in circles, drink...
04.25.2024 Announcements Shelter Island Reporter Calendar of Events: April 25, 2024 EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church. Adult...
04.24.2024 Around the Island Bliss Morehead prize-winning poetry reading Friday The winner of the Bliss Morehead Poetry Grant competition, Emily O’Reilly of Montauk, will read her poem “Legacy,” (see below) and be awarded the Bliss Morehead Grant of $1,000...
04.22.2024 Around the Island Earth Day focuses on the bays: Shelter Islander gives presentation in Sag Harbor In celebration of Earth Day, an audience filled a movie theater at Sag Harbor Cinema on Sunday, April 21, for a presentation by Shelter Islander Kate Rossi-Snook, announcing Sag...